• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.16 no.6
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• pp.3692-3697
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• 2015

A screw is a type of fastener characterized by a helical ridge known as thread. The demands for screws with the miniaturization and weight reduction are increasing for the trend of small size of mobile devices. The successful designs of mold and process are very important to obtain screws with good mechanical properties and high precision. In this study, the design of cold forging process of micro screw was carried out by using finite element method. In particular, in order to investigate the effects of die geometries and friction, design of experiment method was adopted and it was revealed that the friction was the dominant factor of folding defects. From these results, the design of die was modified and experiments were carried out with the modified die. From the experimental results, it was found that the folding defects disappeared.

• The Optical Journal
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• s.106
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• pp.33-35
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• 2006

1987년 금형사업으로 출발한 유성정밀(주)(대표ㆍ김정기)은 금형설계 및 제작, 성형, 양산시스템을 구축하여 숙련된 노하우를 바탕으로 양질의 광학모듈을 개발 및 생산하고 있다. 2002년부터 광학사업부를 신설하여 고품질의 카메라폰용 렌즈모듈을 비롯하여 세계 최초로 초소형 Actuator 방식의 Auto Focus를 개발하는 등 다양한 첨단 광학부품 개발에 집중하여 해외 무대에서도 두각을 나타내고 있다. 현재 북경, 일본, 유럽, 북미 등 4개 사무소를 비롯하여 생산거점 및 네트워크를 구축하여 이미 글로벌 기업으로서의 입지를 다지고 세계 속의 부품기업으로 비상을 꿈꾸고 있다.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
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• v.39 no.10
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• pp.1021-1028
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• 2015

Subminiature lenses are currently widely used in mobile phone cameras and are usually produced by injection molding. The lens molding process has the unique feature of a runner volume that is much larger than the part volume, and this feature should be considered when determining the mold design and molding conditions. In this study, a shell-type runner was proposed as an alternative to the conventional cylindrical runner used for lens molding. An injection molding simulation was performed by applying the proposed shell runner, and the simulation results were compared with those from the cylindrical runner case. It was found that the shell runner could considerably reduce the runner cooling time with only a slight increase in the injection pressure. The effect of the runner thickness was then investigated numerically in terms of the mold filling and cooling characteristics, from which an optimal runner thickness could be determined.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Manufacturing Technology Engineers
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• v.19 no.5
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• pp.660-666
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• 2010

In cellphone optical systems, a tiny difference of manufacturing has a strong influence on camera lenses. This study aims to find out the worst result by tolerances come from all parts in optical performance. First, 3D Measure Instrument, Roundness Measure Instrument, and Wavelength Measure Instrument were used for greater precision by making and measuring the parts to see how different from the drawings. It was confirmed that even narrow tolerances could result in defects by assembling. Tolerances in assembly should be concerned as those in parts through the research.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Precision Engineering
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• v.17 no.7
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• pp.36-44
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• 2000

X-선 사진식각공정(이하 LIGA 기술이라 함)을 이용한 초소형, 초정밀 금형 및 3차원 구조물 제작 가공기술은, 생산기반 기술 중 금형기술 및 가공기술 분야에 해당하는 기술로 포항가속기와 같은 방사선 가속기에서 생성되는 수 보대 파장의 X-선을 이용하는 기술이다. 짧은 파장을 사용하는 연유로, 일반 반도체 공정으로는 실현할 수 없는 높고, 광학적 용도까지 가능한 거울정도의 벽면 거칠기(수백${\AA}$이하)를, 그러면서도 서브 마이크론의 정밀도 (1$\mu\textrm{m}$이하)를 가지는 금형 및 3차원 구조물을 일괄 가공할 수 있는 기술이다.(중략)

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
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• v.40 no.11
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• pp.971-978
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• 2016

Recent trends in miniaturization and lightness in portable electronics parts have driven developments in subminiature screws. This study aims to investigate the thread rolling process of a subminiature screw with an outer diameter and pitch of 1.0 and 0.25 mm, respectively. Finite element (FE) analyses were performed for the thread rolling process of symmetric and asymmetric screw threads. Through FE analyses, various process parameters, such as the horizontal and vertical die gap and the rolling stroke, were investigated in terms of the forming accuracy. The material flow characteristics in the thread rolling process of the symmetric and asymmetric screws were also discussed, and the relevant process parameters were determined accordingly. These simulation results were then reflected on real thread rolling processes, from which the symmetric and asymmetric screws could be formed successfully with allowable dimensional accuracy.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Precision Engineering
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• v.32 no.11
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• pp.961-968
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• 2015

This study aims to develop an efficient mold structure for the injection molding of a subminiature lens, using shell-type runners instead of traditional cylindrical runners. While the shell runner has the advantage of shorter cooling time due to its thinner geometry, this smaller thickness causes an increase in injection pressure. In this study, the design of the shell runner was modified to contain multiple holes for the purpose of reducing injection pressure. Numerical analyses were performed for shell runners of various hole-shapes, and the resulting filling and cooling characteristics were discussed; the rhombic hole showed the best result for both filling and cooling characteristics. Subsequently, injection molding experiments were performed using an injection mold fabricated based on the rhombic design. The lens parts were successfully molded with highly-reduced cycle time and without degradation of part quality.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.10 no.1
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• pp.12-18
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• 2009

In this paper, for reducing the assembly torque of subminiature plastic barrel and base which are the essential parts of mobile phone camera module, the high-precision system for inspecting the screw shape of core, electrode and injection molding products was developed. For realization of inspection process, the inspection parameters for evaluating the manufacturing quality were selected and the measurement methods of selected parameters were developed. Finally, the inspection system which is possible to be applied to the field were fabricated.

• Design & Manufacturing
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• v.11 no.2
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• pp.9-14
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• 2017

The design and manufacturing tehcnology of IC sockets beyond 0.3mm pitch were presented. We compared the developed IC socket with the conventional one especially on the core metal-insulation part. Advanced machining techniques were employed to provide high precision. Our wire electrodischarge machining and high speed machining centers were able to maintain the micro-scale precision. We performed an injection molding analysis using a commercial analysis tool to predict the performance of the developed IC socket. We found that the solidification of the plastic resin and the high level of the clamping force are responsible for the defects such as incomplete filling and short shot. From these results, we modified the IC socket and successfully remove the defects. We were also able to find out that the new design socket needs less maintenance cost.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Precision Engineering
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• v.28 no.8
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• pp.966-974
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• 2011

The use of ion beams in the micro/nano scale is greatly increased by technology development. Especially, focused ion beams (FIBs) have a great potential to fabricate the device in sub micro scale. Nevertheless, FIB has several limitations, surface swelling in low ion dose regime, precipitation of incident ions, and the redeposition effect due to the sputtered atoms. In this research, we demonstrate a way which can be used to fabricate mold structures on a silicon substrate using FIBs. For the purpose of the demonstration, two essential subjects are necessary. One is that focused ion beam diameter as well as shape has to be measured and verified. The other one is that the accurate rotational symmetric model of ion-solid interaction has to be mathematically developed. We apply those two, measured beam diameter and mathematical model, to fabricate optical lenses mold on silicon. The characteristics of silicon mold fabrication will be discussed as well as simulation results.